What: : Signs, Signals and Codes - Monday Session
Where: Online

Limited to the first 15 Glaciers' Edge Council Scouts to register

Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Schedule

Class 1 -   Wednesday, April 29             #1 & 2 & Part of 4 & 9

Class 2 -    Wednesday, May 6                #3a, 3b Homework 4 & 5

Class 3 -    Wednesday, May 13             #6,9,8b Homework 10,9b, & 8

Class 4 -    Wednesday May 20              # Review and completed requirements

A New merit badge class has been added for Wednesday April 29, 2020.  It’s one of the most exciting and challenging merit badges – Signs, Signals and Codes! Please look over our schedule below; sign-up today because space is limited to the first 15 Scouts that register.

In response to COVID-19, the Glacier’s Edge Council, BSA will be offering the Signs, Signals and Codes online merit badge class starting Wednesday April 29, 2020 to any scout(s) involved in a Scouts BSA program. We believe that this will help support our youth and their families in these programs as our local communities have suspended all school and/or other group programs with no more than ten individuals present at one time.

Each session will consist of 1 ½ hour of instruction each Wednesday for four sessions. The scout(s) should receive a link to log into their class prior to their first class but no less than 24 hours before the start of the class.

Scouts will use this link for each session to receive live instruction from Mrs. Gayle Edge and any guest presenters under their direction as needed to cover important topics of interest. Scouts may have various requirements to complete after each session and prior to the next session.

Mrs. Gayle Edge will always have two deep leadership; however, this is fantastic information that even parents may enjoy!  They are all welcome to audit the class*.

Overall, we believe that these online merit badge-based programs will make a great educational supplement to ongoing online efforts being made by our current public, private, and charter schools throughout our impacted region.

Blue cards will be provided digitally to the scout after the badge work is complete and only after the merit badge counselor has verified that the individual scout has completed all listed requirements under that specific merit badge (no need to worry about ScoutBook).

Additional Notes (Please Review)

1.) Each scout must register separately so we can track their progress and attendance.

2)   Current youth protection guidelines (two - deep leadership and no one-on-one contact) will be followed by all staff under the Glacier’s Edge Council, BSA and its merit badge counselors always while working with youth and their families.

3)   All merit badge classes are open to any scout(s) from Glacier’s Edge Council that are currently participating in a Scouts BSA program; all times listed below are located in the Central time zone of the United States of America.

4)   We strongly encourage and recommend that any scout(s) participating in these online classes receive verbal permission from their parents / guardians and their unit leader(s); for more information see "Virtual Merit Badge Guidelines"

5)   All live merit badge instruction will be provided by an online format called Zoom; an online portal.

6)   Lastly, please be aware that our Merit Badge Counselors are venturing into a new method of Merit Badge instruction.  Please be patient as we work through the learning curves.

*  Scouts may want an adult with them to help.  Please be advised that if you are having any technical difficulties, we will not have anyone available to help you start the web-based platform used for instruction.